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Coloured painting of Leeds by J. Butts, dating from around 1760. A rural Holbeck is in the foreground, view is looking from west to east. The railway bridge in the centre is carrying the line from Middleton Colliery to coal staithes on the banks of the River Aire, to the east of Leeds Bridge. This line was operated by Charles Bandling from 1758. The ruined white building depicted to the left of the viaduct is possibly the ruins of Leeds Manor, which was on what is now Bishopgate Street, the Scarborough Hotel is on the site. The church spire is that of Trinity Church, Boar Lane. To the right the next building with the roof slightly above the houses in front is the White Cloth Hall. Standing on its own is a house with a bell tower. This was the home of Alderman Atkinson, the gardens went down to the river where the property included a bathing hut. This is shown on the J. Cossins map of 1725. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Leeds | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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